English Explanatory Dictionary

Kirovohrad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Kropyvnytskyi: a city and raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.
  2. An oblast in central Ukraine. Administrative center: Kropyvnytskyi.

Pronunciation

/kɪˌroʊvoʊˈɡrɑːd/

Word forms

Kirovohrad

Etymology

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád), after Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov + град (hrad, “walled city”). Compare Russian Кировогра́д (Kirovográd).

Synonyms

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovograd Fort St. Elizabeth Yelisavetgrad Yelizavetgrad Yelysavethrad Zinovievsk Zinovevsk Zynovievsk Kirovo
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